I remember the first time a man approached me. He was staggering, obviously drunk and in a bad state. He asked for a hug and when I refused he grabbed me by my wrist and tried to force himself onto me. I immediately shoved him off and threw my hands back, ready to defend myself. I left but i kept thinking about what had happened. Questions floated around my mind. “What if he had gotten his way?” “What if i hadn’t been practicing self defense?” “how could he have hurt me?” “what would have happened if my parents weren’t there?
I have been learning most of my life how to push a man off if he were to try and rape me. How to disarm someone holding a knife. How to effectively hurt a man and slam him into the ground. It makes me feel better knowing that i am not helpless. I wish that I didn’t have to practice this stuff in order to live the life I was given.
I think about this all the time and it hurts me knowing that this stuff could happen to me or anyone for that matter. It is difficult being a woman. I feel as though wherever I go i’m gonna be in danger. I have been harassed, I have been followed through stores and by cars on the road, I’ve been objectified, I’ve been whistled at, I’ve been yelled at, Men make disgusting faces at me. They ask for my number when I am clearly not interested. Won’t take no for an answer. Constantly get in my personal space or try to touch me without permission. I carry a can of lysol with me in case some idiotic, trifling man tries something
It’s sad that women are treated this way by stupid men. Women are scared to go out, scared to drink something in public for fear of getting drugged. I always look behind me when I am in public or alone. I feel like no matter where I go danger stalks me
If there are any men reading this, let me tell you something, wanna support women? Leave them alone when they say they aren’t interested, let them wear what they want, don’t yell at them or make dumb faces, support them and don’t judge their lifestyle or choices. Stop being rude and deceiving to women and treat them with respect they deserve.
I am a woman, I am powerful, I am smart and brave. I will never be silenced. I will share my story till the day i die. Ladies, support one another. We have the power.